Running-gear for wagons



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J. L. BLAKE. RUNNING GEAR FOR WAGONS.

No. 530,003. Patented NovQZ'Y, 1894.

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RUNNING GEAR FOR WAGONS.

No. 530,003. Patented Nov. 27, 1894.

g y '%/W m'rnn STATES JOHN L. BLAKE, OF WAYNESBOROUGH, VIRGINIA.

RUNNING-GEAR FOR WAGONS.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 530,003, datedNovember 27, 18 94.

ApplicationfiledMarch 19, 1894. Serial No. 504,262. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN L. BLAKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Waynes- 1 vide an axle with braces of borouglnin the countyof Augusta and State of Virginia, have in vented certain new and usefulImprovements in Running-Gear for Carriages and Wagons, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to the class of carriages and Wagons, andparticularly to the running gear, and the object of the invention is toprovide a metallic running gear of du- V rable, indestructive and simpleconstruction.

A further object of the invention is to provide the axle spindles with adetachable skein of novel construction. 1

A further object of the invention is to propeculiar construction andarrangement.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple and durablecoupling between the coupling pole and front axle, whereby the said axleis not weakened, or its strength in any manner destroyed by passing thecoupling pin through the axle, but entirely avoided by making saidconnection independent of the bolster and axle.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a connection between the play bolster and front axle of such novel construction andarrangement to save the bolster and axle bed the usual wear and tearoccasioned by the play of the said bolster.

The invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement ofparts, and essentially in the manner of connecting such parts, as Willbe hereinafter more fully described and set up in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this application :Figure lis a top view of my improved wagon. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the foreaxle and play bolster. Fig. 3 is a rear view of the hind axle and itsbolster. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the play bolster. Fig. 5 isi'acentral cross section of the fore axle, with the play bolster removed.Fig. 6 is a top view of the fore axle with the play bolster removed andthe upper portion of the axle broken away, showing the tongue hounds andtheir braces in section. Fig. 7 is a perspective View of the tonguehounds. Fig. 8 isa perspective view of the plate upon which the playbolster rests. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the fore axle with allits attachments removed. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the hind axle,hounds, and .bolster. Fig. 11 is a perspective view of one of myimproved skeins. Fig. 12 is a detached view of a spindle showing theskein attached in two parts.

The same reference numerals denote the same parts throughout the severalfigures of the drawings.

The several parts of the Wagon running gear, except the coupling poleand tongue, are constructed of iron or other suitable metal, the sizeand thickness of the parts being made according to the size or characterof wagon or carriage desired, so that such parts will offer sufficientresistance'in accordance with the weight the carriage or wagon is tocarry.

The tongue 1, coupling pole 2, and wheels 3, are of ordinaryconstruction, except that the coupling pole is provided upon its top andbottom with pivot irons 4, through which the linch pin 5, passes topivot the said pole to the fore axle 6. Although I have shown a linchpin, an ordinary bolt and nut may be employed.

The skeins 7, are detachably secured to the axle spindles 8, in anysuitable manner, but preferably by driving them hard on to the spindlesup to the shoulder between the axle and spindles, said shoulder beingmade by a solid weld between the axle and spindles.

In large heavy wagons the skeins may be made in two or more parts, asshown in Fig. 12 of the drawings. These skeins protect the spindles andare made to be removed from the spindles after they have become worn, soas to be replaced with perfect ones.

The advantage of the skein shown in the modification, is that there ismuch friction between the wheel hub and skein avoided,

and a part of this skein may be removed without disturbing the otherpart.

The fore axle 6, has solid ends upon which spindles are formed, and tothese ends 9, are socured upon their bottom, the bottom axle iron 10,the middle axle iron 11, being secured upon the top of the said ends 9,and bent on an angle from such ends to the central portion of the bottomiron 10, where it rests. The top axle iron 12, is likewise secured tothe top of the ends 9, and is similarly bent upward from the said ends,leaving its middle portion straight and parallel with the straightmiddle portions of the bottom and middle axle irons. The edges of theends of these axle irons may or may not be crimped or bent over thecorners of the said axle ends 9, as shown, at 9. The side edges of thesolid axle ends 9, are provided with angle plates 13, or the angleplates may be formed in the same piece with the said ends, to which aresecured the hounds 14, the other ends of the said hounds being securedto the tongue hounds 16; the two sets of hounds at their outer endsbeing joined together and secured across the tongue, respectively, byrivets 17, plates 18, and bots 19, and the tongue is secured between thehound ends, and the said plates by the bolt 20. Extending verticallythrough each of the said irons 1O, 11, and 12 are two bolts 21, rivetedat either end, and surrounded between the top iron 12 and the middleiron 11, by metallic sleeves 22, to keep the said top and middle ironsfirmly separated.

Through the middle of the irons 1O, 11 and 12 extends a similar sleeve23, having its ends upset, and in which the round portion of the bedbolt 24, works. The square portion of the bed bolt passes through theplay bolster 25. The sleeve 23 saves the axle irons from the usual wearby friction of the said bolt, while the square portion of the said boltbeing secured in the play bolster, prevents any wear of the latter.

The inner ends of the tongue hounds 16 are curled 0r bent around thesleeves 22, and are connected and braced to the sleeve 23 by the bar 26,bent in its middle to form a circular aperture 27, through which thelinch pin 5 passes, and has an elongated opening 28, in which the sleeve23 is located. The arms of the bar 26 are riveted or otherwise securedtogether upon each side of the sleeve 23, to form the opening 28, andthe ends of the said bar arms are suitably secured to the tongue hounds.

Upon the top axleiron 12, is attached a play bolster plate, 29, that isa plate upon which the bolster is free to turn or play, to prevent thewear of the top axle iron, as the said plate can be readily and cheaplyreplaced should it become unfit for use. This play bolster plate has acentral aperture 30, through which the bed bolt extends, and a largeropening 31, through which the linch pin is passed into its place. It isobvious that this plate 29, serves another important purpose, to wit:-itextends out over the pivot joint of the axle and coupling pole. Shouldthe linch pin work loose or out of place, it would have to pass outthrough the opening 31 before the pole could be uncoupled or detached.The play bolster 25, comprises a main portion 32, bent at each end atright angles to form the uprights 33, provided with ears 34, having anaperture 35, the two uprights being braced by the bar 36.

To the under side of the portion 32 is secured at each end an anglebolster 37, the ends thereof having an aperture 38, which registers withthe aperture 35, to retain the standards 39. The portions 32, andbolster iron st-are braced and held apart respectively by means of rods40, riveted at each end, and the sleeves 41 surrounding the said rods.This bolster iron 37, is provided atits straight under side withametallic strip 42, to prevent the said iron from being worn by frictionwith the bolster plate 29, and can be readily replaced should it becomeworn. The square portion of the bed bolt 24, passes through the squareopeningsin the portion 32,iron 37,and strip 42, for the purposehereinbefore stated. The hind bolster 43, is constructed like the playbolster, as far as the main portion, uprights, and bar 36, is concerned;and the hind axle is of the same construction as the front axle, exceptthe middle axle iron 44, has an offset 45, through which is passed therear end of the wagon pole; and the ends of the top axle iron are bentor folded upon themselves at 46, to form a support 47, for the ends 48,of the rear bolster 43. The said support pro jects outward and has anaperture to receive the standard.

To the upright portion of the support 47, is secured one end of the hindhounds 49, while their other ends are connected and secured together, bymeans of the plates 50, and bolts 51, respectively, having an openingfor the wagon tongue. The hounds 49, have braces 52, attached at oneend, to the solid portions of the rear axle, by means of clips 53, andhave their other ends secured to the hounds.

I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself in the manufacture ofthis wagon, to any particular size or character of metal, to theparticularnumberof irons comprising the axles and bolsters, nor to theskeins made in one piece.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a running gear the combination of the axles having solid ends, theirons connecting the ends, the bolsters having their main portions bentat right angles to form uprights,the ears having an aperture, and madeintegral with the said uprights, and the bolts inclosed by sleeves, withwhich the said irons are held in place, substantially as set forth.

2. In a running gear the combination of the axles having solid ends,upon which the spindles are formed in the same piece, the angle ironsconnecting the ends, one of the said irons having a set off, the boltswith which the axles are provided, the sleeves surrounding the bolts andseparating the said irons, and the bolster plate having two aperturesone for the bed bolt and the other for the linch pin, and secured uponthe top of one of the said axles, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination in a running gear, of the play bolster havinguprights formed in the same piece with the main portion of it, the ears,having an aperture, and formed at rightangles to the uprights, the angleiron having a similar aperture in its ends, and secured to the underside of the said main portion, the bolts connecting this portion withthe angle iron, and the sleeves surrounding the bolts and separating thesaid portion from the angle iron, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

4.. The combination in a running gear, of the play bolster havinguprights formed in thesarne piece with the main portion of it, the ears,having an aperture, formed at right angles to the uprights, the angleiron having a similar aperture in its ends, and secured to the underside of the said main portion, the bolts connecting this portion withthe angle iron, the sleeves surrounding the bolts and separating thesaid portion from the angle .iron, and the metallic strip secured uponthe under side of the angle iron to protect the latter, substantially asset forth.

5. In a wagon axle, the top axle iron folded 7 upon itself at the endsto form a support, the said ends projecting outward and having anaperture, substan tially as shown and described and for the purpose setforth.

6. The combination in a running gear, of the rear bolster, and axle, themiddle axle iron having a set 01f, the top axle iron folded at its endsto form an upright and a support for the said bolster, and the rearhounds secured to the said uprights between the axle and bolster, as setforth.

7. The combination in a running gear, of

the rear bolster and axle, the middle axle iron having a set off, thetop axle iron folded atits ends to form an upright and a support forsaid bolster, the rear hounds secured to the said uprights between theaxle and bolster, the braces, for these hounds, and the brace clipssurrounding the said folded ends and axle, substantially as shown anddescribed.

8. The combination with the front axle, of

the angle plates with which the sides of the solid portions of the axleare provided, the hounds secured to the angle plates, the top 'axleirons, and the bolster platehaving two 10. The combination with thetongue hounds having curled inner ends, of the brace bar having acircular aperture, and an elongated opening, substantially as shown anddescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN L. BLAKE. Witnesses:

J AS. CRAIG, E. B. BROWN.

